Spring 2022 Opening/Re-Entry & Operations

• Acceptable tests include PCR or antigen (rapid) tests available at health care clinics, pharmacies or testing locations found on the state's test site finder. The only at-home test brand that the college will accept is BinaxNOW.
• Test results must be uploaded to the online pre-arrival screening tool within five days prior to your arrival. The document you upload must include your name, date of birth, the date the test was administered, and the result. (Anyone using the BinaxNOW at-home test must write their name, date of birth and the date the test was taken on the test kit, then take and upload a photo of the kit and their government-issued ID next to each other.)
• If your result is approved, you will get a green checkmark on the pre-arrival screening tool. Please bookmark or screenshot this page and be prepared to show your green check upon arrival to campus.
• If you do not provide proof of a negative test prior to your arrival, you will be dropped from your classes for the semester.
• You should self-quarantine between when you test and when you arrive on campus.
• We will share check-in information closer to the beginning of the semester.
  

• You can find locations that are offering booster doses on the CDC’s Vaccine Finder. The Otsego County Department of Public Health is also offering booster clinics in Cooperstown.
• Upload a new copy of your vaccine card showing the date of your booster to the student patient health portal after you receive your dose.
  

• Required weekly testing will continue for all students with an approved exemption on file or who have not yet received a full dose of a COVID vaccine, as well as any employees who have not provided proof of vaccination.
• Surveillance testing of a random sample of fully vaccinated students and employees will continue on a weekly basis. You will receive an email notification if you are selected as part of the random sample in any given week. 
• Current policies for event capacity and outside guests will remain but are subject to change based on the virus’ impact locally or regionally.
• Masks will continue to be required in all indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status, and increased monitoring will occur.
• Other preventive measures that are part of the college’s contingency plan will be put in place should we experience an increase in cases on campus. These may include restricting outside visitors at events and in residence halls, shifting to virtual events and activities, changing to takeout dining, and additional measures as needed. 
• We will be working with the Otsego County Department of Health to incorporate the new CDC quarantine and isolation guidance into our operations for the spring.